Ghana | Imports and Exports | World | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | Value (US$) and Value Growth, YoY (%) | 2006 - 2019
| Commodity | Reporter | Partner | Trade flow | Indicator | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| 18. Cocoa and cocoa preparations | Ghana | World | Exports | Value (US$) | 1,241,078,775.00 | 1,053,369,673.00 | 1,042,123,563.00 | 1,158,218,943.00 | 975,927,488.00 | 2,294,369,797.00 | 2,036,892,906.00 | 1,457,581,465.00 | 2,812,875,287.65 | 3,523,722,864.69 | 1,898,465,226.00 | 2,433,741,812.78 | 3,249,916,972.60 | 2,714,504,313.46 |
| Value Growth, YoY (%) | 39.09 | -15.12 | -1.06 | 11.14 | -15.73 | 135.09 | -11.22 | -28.44 | 92.98 | 25.27 | -46.12 | 28.19 | 33.53 | -16.47 | ||||
| Imports | Value (US$) | 1,455,039.00 | 2,691,540.00 | 4,313,179.00 | 3,327,382.00 | 3,731,106.00 | 6,148,705.00 | 8,038,894.00 | 4,450,828.00 | 4,695,423.38 | 7,218,639.22 | 2,248,474.00 | 3,239,442.86 | 2,866,306.95 | 2,421,149.19 | |||
| Value Growth, YoY (%) | 76.90 | 84.98 | 60.24 | -22.85 | 12.13 | 64.79 | 30.74 | -44.63 | 5.49 | 53.73 | -68.85 | 44.07 | -11.51 | -15.53 |
The value of exports of commodity group 18 "Cocoa and cocoa preparations" from Ghana totalled $ 2.71 billion in 2019. Sales of commodity group 18 from Ghana decreased by 16.4% in value terms compared to 2018. exports of commodity group 18 "Cocoa and cocoa preparations" decreased by $ 535 million (cumulative exports of commodity group 18 from Ghana amounted $3.24 billion in 2018)
Exports of commodity group 18 "Cocoa and cocoa preparations" amounted to 16.1% of total exports from Ghana (cumulative merchandise exports from Ghana totalled $ 16.7 billion in 2019). The share of commodity group 18 in total exports from Ghana decreased by 2.81 p.p. compared to 2018 (it was 19% in 2018 and cumulative exports from Ghana were equal to $ 17 billion).
Where does Ghana export Cocoa and cocoa preparations?
Top export destinations of "Cocoa and cocoa preparations" from Ghana in 2019:
- Netherlands with a share of 25% (692 million US$)
- Japan with a share of 10.9% (296 million US$)
- USA with a share of 9.09% (246 million US$)
- Malaysia with a share of 8.5% (230 million US$)
- Germany with a share of 5.89% (159 million US$)
- Belgium with a share of 5.52% (150 million US$)
- France with a share of 5.13% (139 million US$)
- Spain with a share of 5.11% (138 million US$)
- China with a share of 4.74% (128 million US$)
- Estonia with a share of 3.78% (102 million US$)
Exports structure of 18 - Cocoa and cocoa preparations - from Ghana in 2019 represented by the following main commodity groups:
- 68% (1.85 billion US$): 1801 - Cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roasted
- 15% (409 million US$): 1803 - Cocoa paste, whether or not defatted.
- 12.4% (337 million US$): 1804 - Cocoa butter, fat and oil
- 2.65% (71 million US$): 1805 - Cocoa powder, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter.
- 1.21% (33 million US$): 1806 - Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa
- 0.392% (10.6 million US$): 1802 - Cocoa shells, husks, skins and other cocoa waste
The value of imports of commodity group 18 "Cocoa and cocoa preparations" to Ghana totalled $ 2.42 million in 2019. Sales of commodity group 18 to Ghana decreased by 15.5% in value terms compared to 2018. imports of commodity group 18 "Cocoa and cocoa preparations" decreased by $ 445 thousand (the value of imports of commodity group 18 to Ghana was equal to $2.86 million in 2018)
Imports of commodity group 18 "Cocoa and cocoa preparations" accounted for 0.023% of total import flow to Ghana (in 2019, total imports to Ghana amounted to $ 10.4 billion). The share of commodity group 18 in total imports to Ghana decreased by 0 p.p. compared to 2018 (it was 0.024% in 2018 and cumulative imports to Ghana were equal to $ 11.8 billion).
Where does Ghana import Cocoa and cocoa preparations from?
Top trading partners (import of "Cocoa and cocoa preparations") of Ghana in 2019:
- Italy with a share of 20% (484 thousand US$)
- China with a share of 12.4% (300 thousand US$)
- South Africa with a share of 11.7% (284 thousand US$)
- Turkey with a share of 11.2% (271 thousand US$)
- Belgium with a share of 11.1% (269 thousand US$)
- United Kingdom with a share of 9.89% (239 thousand US$)
- Singapore with a share of 6.04% (146 thousand US$)
- Spain with a share of 2.2% (53 thousand US$)
- Brazil with a share of 1.68% (40 thousand US$)
- Jordan with a share of 1.49% (36 thousand US$)
Imports structure of 18 - Cocoa and cocoa preparations - to Ghana in 2019 represented by the following main commodity groups:
- 98% (2.37 million US$): 1806 - Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa
- 1.75% (42 thousand US$): 1805 - Cocoa powder, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter.
- 0.123% (2.98 thousand US$): 1804 - Cocoa butter, fat and oil
- 0.056% (1.37 thousand US$): 1802 - Cocoa shells, husks, skins and other cocoa waste
- 0.017% (420 US$): 1803 - Cocoa paste, whether or not defatted.
- 0.002% (52 US$): 1801 - Cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roasted
